Hunting horn



Mar. 3, 1925.

W. E. BECK HUNTING HORN Filed Aug. 30, 1924 Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM E. BECK, F HERRICK, ILLINOIS.

HUNTING HORN.

Application filed August 30, 1924. Serial No. 735,169.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. BECK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Herrick, in the county of Shelby and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hunting Horns, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawm s.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of huntinghorns, and more particularly to a hunting horn cast in a single block.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be readily formed from light metal, such asaluminum, rendering the same lighter than the ordinary horn, easy tocarry, and, enabling the construction of a horn which will fit closelyabout the body in the position in which it is usually sus pended which,as well known to those familiar with these devices, is in a. positionbeneath the left arm where it is supported by a strap passed across theright shoulder of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to prO- duee a device of thischaracter which is not easily destroyed, which is very readily 30 blown,and which has a louder and clearer note than ordinary horns of this typewhich are usually formed from the horn of a cow having a mouth-piecefitted thereto. These mouth-pieces are often lost and accordingly theadvantage of an integral mouth-piece will be readily appreciated.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is showna preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a horn constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough In the course ofconstruction of the horn I cast a body tapering from end to end andformed in a crescent shape, the smaller end having formed thereon anenlargement 11 from which the mouth-piece is finally produced. Betweenthis enlargement 11 and the body 10 proper a ridge 12 is formed upon thebody, thus providing between the enlargement and ridge a groove 13 forthe reception of one end of a supporting strap 14. In the process ofcasting the body 10 is cored, as indicated at 15, to a point 16 spacedslightly from the small end thereof, the end of the cored opening thusformed being in axial alignment with the mouthpiece 11. The mouth-piece11 then has a small bore formed therethrough, as indicated at 17, theinner end of this bore communicating with the inner end of the coredopening and the outer end of the bore being counterbored, as at 18, tocomplete the mouth-piece. The outer surface of the mouth-piece and asmall section of the end of the horn, indicated at 19, is preferablypolished to add to the appearance of the horn, although the entire bodymay be polished if this is found desirable. Through the outer end of thehorn and at the concave side thereof an opening 20 is formed throughwhich the free end of the supporting strap 14 is secured. A hornconstructed in this manner will be readily given a desired shape so thatit will fit closely against the body and be comfortable in its disposition therea-gainst. I have found that horns of this character give amuch louder and clearer note than the ordinary cow horn employed andeliminate all of the disadvantages of the cow horn hereinbefore pointedout.

I claimz- A hunting horn comprising a cast crescent shaped body taperingfrom end to end and having cast integrally therewith at its small end amouth-piece, the body being cored from the large end thereof to a pointadjacent to but spaced from the small end thereof, the inner end of thecore being in alignment with the axis of the mouthpiece, the mouth-piecehaving a small axial bore extending to and communicating with the coredopening, the outer end of the bore being counter-bored to complete themouthpiece, the small end of the body at a point spaced slightly fromthe mouth-piece being formed with a ridge to thereby provide between themouth-piece and ridge a keeper groove for retaining one end of asupporting strap, the opposite end of the strap being secured through anopening formed in the large end of the body.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature.

W. E. BECK.

